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Death on East Washington Street being investigated as suicide
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
Local authorities are investigating a Tuesday-evening death on East Washington Street as a suicide. Putnam County Coroner Dave Brown confirmed for the Banner Graphic that his office investigated a death in the 700 block of East Washington Street. While the name of the subject is not being disclosed, Brown reported that the man became upset and shot himself on the front porch of the residence...
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Juvenile airlifted following Wednesday dirt bike crash
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
HERITAGE LAKE — A juvenile was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital following a Wednesday-afternoon dirt bike crash. The 17-year-old suffered possible head or internal injuries and was taken by StatFlight helicopter to a Level 1 trauma center. Authorities are not releasing the name of the minor. The crash occurred on private property in the Victory Hills neighborhood of Heritage Lake at approximately 1 p.m...
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APPLE reserved bird hunts now taking applications
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
Upland bird hunters can apply now for the opportunity to participate in controlled-access hunts on private land through a relatively new DNR program called APPLE. APPLE stands for Access Program Providing Land Enhancements. APPLE offers financial incentives to landowners who allow controlled public access hunting on their land. Public hunting opportunities are made available through a reserved draw system...
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Court News for August 15, 2018
(Court News ~ 08/15/18)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases John E. Sanders, 67, Coatesville, Level 6 felony driving with a BAC of .08 or more, Class C misdemeanor driving with a BAC of .08 or more, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated...
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Putnam Scanner for August 15, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 08/15/18)
County Jail Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently Tuesday • At 2:33 a.m. Danny Joe Heidrick, 30, Spencer, was housed at the jail on a local warrant. • At 1:28 a.m. William Leonard Matthews, 38, Reelsville, was booked in for invasion of privacy...
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Cloverdale school board approves speaker, mulls budget figures
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale school board had a fair amount of business to attend to as it met for its monthly meeting Monday evening. Coming off of an executive session that lasted until 7:15 p.m., the board moved to approve several items that were on its agenda...
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Temple Lodge 47 to celebrate ‘175 years of making good men better’
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
To say that 1843 was a different time is a bit of an understatement. Indiana was just 27 years old. Putnam County had been around for 21 years. Although Greencastle had been around as a village since 1821, it was still 18 years away from becoming a city...
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Hollywood film in works on ESPN and its DePauw grad founders
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
Actor-director James Franco is in negotiations to direct the movie “Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN” for Focus Features, the trade publication Variety reported recently. ESPN was launched in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen and his son Scott as the world’s first 24-hour cable TV network, it notes...
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Sarah A. Lawson
(Obituary ~ 08/15/18)
Sarah A. Lawson, 32, of Lafayette, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 at Franciscan Health East. She was born Nov. 6, 1985 in Greencastle to Jeffrey and Juliana Libka Lawson of Linden. Sarah graduated from North Montgomery High School and had attended Purdue University...
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Former South Putnam educator donates books to Central, Fillmore
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
Thanks to the generosity of a former South Putnam teacher, student literacy at Central and Fillmore Elementary Schools will be getting a needed boost. Central students got very excited Friday afternoon when they found that $15,000 worth of new books would be donated to use in and exchange between their classrooms...
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NP High School also recognized nationally as a RAMP recipient
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
BAINBRIDGE -- Just as Roachdale Elementary School’s counseling program was recognized for its initiatives to better serve students, counselors at North Putnam High School also received like praise for its work. While Roachdale Elementary was the only elementary school in Putnam County to earn distinction by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) with its Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation, North Putnam High School was the only high school in the county to receive the honor...
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